Zaffart Experience

The Little Green Train is into the Zaffart Train, an experiential journey into the heart of Sardinia enriched by wine&local food tasting, music and art performance.

Board the train at Mandas and head to Orroli, our first stop. During this section of the journey, we’ll be serving breakfast made with local produce.

In Orroli, the land of centenaries, you will have the opportunity to visit the Kentos bakery, where bread is prepared by using ancient recipes. The bread is made with a superior quality durum wheat called Senatore Cappelli. Kentos uses a traditional yeast, “su frammentu”, their own natural dough starter, handed down from mother to daughter for over 300 years.

Shortly after the stop in Orroli, the Zaffart Train passes through the small town of Nurri, then past the Villanovatulo train station, stopping at Flumendosa Lake. Surrounded by this astonishing backdrop you will be treated to local wine and food tasting enriched by a music performance.

The journey continues with the pristine scenery of the Flumendosa Lake surrounding you, crossing short tunnels and old and humble train stations heading to the town of Sadali, the final stop of our outward journey.

In Sadali, we will stop to taste delicious Sardinian food in the restaurant Le Grotte, where traditional recipes will be flavoured with saffron from Villanovafranca.

During the outward journey you will have the opportunity to be part of theatre workshops “Train-ing – workshop and performance of volcals&sounds”, hosted on the train, and curated by Monica Serra in collaboration with Silvia Corda and Claudio PRC.

On the return journey to Mandas, our first stop will be Betilli station giving you the opportunity to visit the Borgo dei Carbonai located into a holm oak forest with view of the Monte Santa Vittoria nearby.

Here you will taste the famous Villacidro-Murgia liquor, entertaine music performance.

The Zaffart Train will then head to Mandas where the journey ends.

The Mandas train station will host another musical performance, as the finale of the Zaffart Train experience. The outcome of the theatre workshop theatre will be presented together with video projections. An “aperitivo” with local produce will be served.

The Zaffart experience will continue in Casa Caria at Villanovafranca with photographic exhibitions, live performances and the opportunity to indulge with a Nuragic dinner.

Schedule

9:00 – Get on the Zaffart Train at Mandas train station. We’ll be serving breakfast with local produce on the way to Orroli.

10:06 – Stop in Orroli to visit the Kentos bakery.

10:45 – Departure from Orroli

11:45 – Stop at the Flumendosa Lake. Music performance with wine&local food tasting:

12:20 – Departure

13:20 – Stop in Sadali for lunch, created with local produce at the restaurant “Le Grotte” – Chef Claudio Ara

15:35 – Departure from Sadali

16:00 – Stop in Betilli train station to visit the Borgo dei Carbonai.

• tasting of Villacidro-Murgia liqueur (Sardinian saffron-base liquor)
• Sardinian sweets
• music performance

16:30 – Departures from Betilli train station

19:10 – Arrival at the Mandas train station. Here the train journey ends.

• music performance by Monica Serra, Silvia Corda and Claudio PRC
• video&light projections by Manuel Carreras
• aperitivo

20:10 End of the Zaffart Train experience and back to Villanovafranca.

Supplementary services:

• Nuragic Tasting – Casa Caria in Villanovafranca – Archeocuoco Claudio Ara
• Overnight stay at one B&B or hotel nearby